E113: Selling an agency and making West End dreams come true, with Nikki Wheeldon, speaker coach and West End star

Bump to Business Owner · Oct 22, 2026 · 1h 4m

As a child, Nikki dragged her parents round holiday karaoke bars so she could sing My Heart Will Go On. At 14 she found a drama school prospectus in the school library and decided that's where she was going. Her careers adviser told her to come back with a better idea.

She did go to drama school. After years of auditions, near misses and temping to pay the bills, she landed roles in Hairspray and Fame. Then, wanting to settle down and start a family, she put performing on the shelf. She and her husband Simon started Jam Pot from home with a new baby, and grew it to around 40 freelancers…